A lawsuit on behalf of Portland residents with disabilities has been filed against the city due to the number of homeless encampments funded by taxpayers.
) 22,000 tents and tarps over a couple years, we believe the likelihood is quite high that most of those tents and tarps are what ended up on the sidewalks, streets and in the parks," DiLorenzo said.to remove all the encampments that currently block public sidewalks and parks. It claims Portland is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act by allowing tents and tarps to impede those people using wheelchairs, walkers or canes to get around.
Denis Theriault is the spokesperson for JOHS. In a statement he tells Fox News,"Outreach workers generally tell people to sleep where it’s legal and safe to do so, to avoid being swept. And they offer information…on where folks aren’t allowed to be. But they can’t ultimately control where folks set up."
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler spoke at City Hall in Portland, Oregon on August 30, 2020. A man had been shot and killed Saturday night as a Pro-Trump rally clashed with Black Lives Matter protesters in downtown Portland.on both ends of the tent crisis. They paid for the cost of purchasing the tents and tarps and now they are paying for the cost of removing them. And the price of cleaning an unsanctioned camp is steep as used needles and biohazards are usually left behind.
Homeless encampments near downtown Portland. Homelessness is among the many issues affecting the city that voters bore in mind when opting to restructure its council. Mayor Ted Wheeler’s spokesman, Cody Bowman said the cost is justified."We have 800 self-sited unsanctioned campsites across 146 miles of Portland," Bowman says,"This is a public health emergency."Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.
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